Italy Serie A

AC Milan

Milan may be overshadowed by Inter and Juventus domestically but in European and World competitions, the Rossoneri have won 18 officially recognized international titles, more than any other club in the world.

Atalanta

Atalanta are well-known to have a very successful youth system that has unearthed talents such as Roberto Donadoni and Alessio Tacchinardi. They are also sometimes called "Regina delle provinciali".

Bologna

The Emilia-Romagna-based Serie A club has won the Scudetto seven times. Bologna are the sixth most successful team in the league ever.

Cagliari

Cagliari - the club which Gianfranco Zola rejected Chelsea to re-join - won their only Scudetto in 1970, when they were led by Gigi Riva.

Catania

The real minnows of Serie A, the furthest Catania have progressed in Cup competitions is the final of the Coppa delle Alpi.

Chievo

The 'Flying Donkeys' as they are fondly called first created waves in Serie A in 2000 after the charismatic Luigi Del Neri led Chievo to a historic promotion to Serie A, the first-ever in the team's history.

Fiorentina

Fiorentina are considered one of the great clubs in Italian football despite their limited success. The Viola dropped three division due to relegation and financial troubles in 2002 but bounced straight back in 2004.

Genoa

Founded in 1893, Genoa are the oldest club in Italian football and used to be called the Genoa Cricket and Athletic Club. The Rossoblu share Stadio Luigi Ferraris with city rivals Sampdoria.

Inter Milan

Inter Milan are the only club never to have been relegated from Serie A and have won the last three Scudettos. The Nerazzurri welcome a new era under Jose Mourinho.

Juventus

The 'Old Lady of Turin' is the most successful club in Italy with 27 championships but suffered relegation two seasons ago because of the 'Calciopoli' scandal.

Lazio

The Rome-based club won their most recent and second Scudetto in 2000 under Sven-Goran Eriksson. They also completed a rare league and Cup double by winning the Italian Cup. Since then, the Biancocelesti have been a mid-table club.

Lecce

The Salentini were promoted to Serie A after a two-legged playoff win over Pisa for the right to play in Italy's top division.

Napoli

The club that still revers Diego Maradona has one of the most loyal and passionate fans in Italy. Napoli are also the most successful club in the Southern half of Italy.

Palermo

The Rosanero have been relegated from Serie A on seven occasions in the past - with only Bari, Brescia, Atalanta and Genoa having dropped out more often - but have now established themselves as a Serie A outfit.

Reggina

The Amaranto have made unspectacular survival in the top flight their trademark. Yet last term they beat all the odds to stay up despite an 11-point Calciopoli penalty.

Roma

AS Roma are the more successful of the two Roman clubs and they last won the Scudetto in 2000/01 season after a last-day 2-1 victory over Parma.

Sampdoria

Sampdoria have won the Scudetto only once in their club history in the 1991 season. The Blucerchiati also won the Cup-Winners Cup, Italian Super Cup and four Coppa Italias in the nineties.

Siena

Siena were formed in 1904 and gained top flight status in 2003 after last playing in Serie A in 1946. The club had the late president Paolo De Luca, who took over the club in 2001, to thank for their promotion.

Torino

Despite a recent stay in Serie B, extended by financial problems that denied them promotion in the summer of 2005, the Granata are amongst Italy’s most celebrated clubs.

Udinese

Udinese were formed in 1896 as a gymnastics and fencing club with a small section dedicated to football. Associazione Calcio Udinese was born in 1923 and first tasted Serie A in 1950.

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